It is time the government comes out with some regulatory measure to check the growth of online therapies and therapists as they are mushrooming on social media like Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, etc., said the High Court of Karnataka.
Justice M. Nagaprasanna made these observations while dismissing a petition filed by a 28-year-old “wellness therapist” questioning the chargesheet filed against her by the police based on a complaint of cheating lodged by a 36-year-old man.
The petitioner, Sanjana, and the complainant, Shankar, got acquainted through a dating app, Tinder, when the country was facing severe COVID-19 pandemic. As the complainant, during a chat with her on a night, expressed stress, she offered him “therapy” by inviting him to her Instagram page — “positivity-for-a-360-life” — while claiming that she is a “wellness therapist” and sent him a message with the name “Rishta”, which is not her name.
